Dude…if you have to explain the joke, it ain’t funny. ;-) Seriously, lighten up! You might live longer! :-D

What am I suppose to see about your statistic. 1/2 or 50 percent are below-average intelligence. If .25 of those 50 percent are the lowest of the low, basically you are saying:

1/2 of America is Stupid / 50 percent
1/4th of the 50 percent or 12.5 percent of those Stupid people are complete “Morons”.

….The Math is solid. If you were making a joke, you usually make the numbers not work.

For instance, I love to say 99 percent of facts are made up. Obviously, one can tell right off that if 99 percent of facts were made, we’d have quite a problem. That statement automatically presents an air of irony.

Justin

As for coining a word: It was my own post, written by me, expressing my own thoughts…and if I want to coin a word, I will. I am a worcoiner. I wordcoin whenever I’m feeling wordalicious. In fact, I have my own entire personal language, filled with LeeAnneisms, that allow me to express myself in fantabulous and extrapalodious ways. Is there a law against wordcoining? I think not. Webster’s is a book of words, not of laws. And the English language has a delicious flexibility that lends itself to creative wordalicious wordcoinery.

But apparently this seems to offend your sensibilities, and you feel the need to point out my writing eccentricities…which, by the way, is known as “trolling” on message boards. Hey, whatever works for ya, dude. But it seems to me that YOU, then, are the one exhibiting the “air of superiority.” I’m just having fun, and I didn’t address my comments to anyone in particular. You, however, addressed your critical comments to ME personally. So who’s being “superior”?

As for Barbie, please understand that there is a history there, which I personally would be happy to completely forget about and pretend she doesn’t exist…but she insists on directing snippy comments to me, such as pointing out my occasional typos. Which I find hilarious, given that most of her posts are filled with more misspellings and grammatical errors than a 1st grade English essay. Honestly, I would much prefer that she ignore my posts entirely, as I normally do hers (except for the ones she directs at me). I have no clue why the woman seems obsessed with me, and frankly it’s disturbing. Hopefully she will leave me alone going forward.

But to get back to the topic of the article, and of my post…you may be able to find the humor in my post if you look at this paragraph:

“Just remember, half the people out there are of below-average intelligence. And even worse…fully one-fourth of them are in the lowest 25%!”

Think about the math involved here……are you starting to see the humor now? I hope so, because you people are entirely too serious!!! :-D

I realize that you “coined” the word “commenter” for the purpose of your post, or so that is the explanation you are offering to us now. However, I felt it needed to be pointed out that if one wishes to take an air of superiority to his or her peers, making up words for your own benefit is very counterproductive Maybe it’s just me, but your prior post came off as very arrogant and insulting to others. While society might judge a person by how he or she presents themselves, such an assessment is not always accurate. Some of the most intelligent people are your worst public speakers. Likewise, there are plenty of people in this world who can talk a “good game”, but are dumber than a box of rocks. Just because one might not be an exceptional student at English, does not automatically make him or her ignorant or unable to conjure a valid opinion.

Now back to the point Barbie made about Chris’s topic. I am glad you agree on my comment. It is very true and you will see from the above, too. People need a combination of book and street smarts to excel. I can offer up a great story to show how dumb some tourists can really be at times. I was in Memphis, TN with a friend of mine and we were walking around the area. Unfortunately, Memphis has a LOT of homeless people who will bug the ever living crap out of you for money. I saw tourists opening up their wallets with WADS of cash handing money to some people. Two things came to mind.

1) Are you a complete f-ing moron who wishes to be MUGGED and Robbed. Generosity is a good trait to possess. Yet, pulling out your billfold with wads of cash is anything but street smart.

2) Giving money to homeless people is not your wisest of decisions. See point #1. Not only does it make you a target at that point and in the future, it also most likely contributes to habits which should not be supported. Want to help someone who is homeless, pick them up some food or buy them a sandwich.

Long story short, some people are intelligent as hell but dumb as a box of rocks in the street smarts department. Others are suave and smooth talkers, but couldn’t offer up an ounce of intelligence if they tried.

Justin

My initial response to Chris’s article was written tongue-in-cheek. Sorry if you didn’t get the humor.

Oh, and one more thing (and this is not just for your benefit) – people who frequently participate in message forums know that it is considered bad form to correct posters’ grammar and spelling. This is a form of trolling. Which is why I’m getting a little irritated at Barbie’s ongoing spellchecks on MY posts And it’s particularly ironic since there have been more complaints than I can count from many “commenters” in here ;-) that her posts are often impossible to read because of their funky grammar and horrendous spelling. And she goes after ME? Too funny!

Now, getting back to the actual topic – I will say that I wholeheartedly agree with you that people need a combination of street smarts and book smarts to achieve overall success in life. However, if one isn’t blessed with the basic raw material – the elemental brain power – one really can’t have either, can they? ;-)

“Commenters” is not a word found in any dictionary I use. I think you might have been striving for commentators or commentaries.

For real-time evidence, just look at some of the frequent commentaries posted on this board.

or

For real-time evidence, just look at some of the frequent commentators on this board.

Both would be grammatically correct.

Justin

Street smarts are great but without book smarts, one fails. Likewise, book smarts might get you far in life, but without street smarts, you are in for a rude awakening. People need to have some of A, some of B, and a combination of “C”. C being Book + Street Smarts combined to create a well rounded, intelligent person.

Justin

Oh, and by the way…I trust you don’t want me to point out to you the proper spelling of the word “successful”……

Stop harrassing me, dear. It makes you look childish.